Octillion Corp., a next-generation alternative and renewable energy technology incubator, today announced its sponsorship of the 2008 Nanoscale Science and Engineering Conference at Oakland University.

STMicroelectronics, STATS ChipPAC, and Infineon Technologies AG today announced that they have signed an agreement to jointly develop the next-generation of embedded Wafer-Level Ball Grid Array technology, based on Infineon's first-generation technology, for use in manufacturing future-generation semiconductor packages.

Recognizing the excellence of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, combat aircraft manufacturing giant Lockheed Martin has chosen it for a $300,000 project of collaborative research in bio- and nanotechnology.

Goal is development of a fully integrated nanochannel chip and reader for single-molecule mapping, enabling direct visualization and analysis of long strands of DNA in context and at very high resolution.

Nanocomp Technologies, Inc., a developer of energy-saving component products and performance materials, today announced it has been awarded a $1.5 million development contract from the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center in Massachusetts.

Microfluidics experts, Dolomite, in collaboration with the UK?s National Centre for Atmospheric Science have announced the development of a new generation of microfluidics-based environmental testing equipment for use in air quality monitoring.